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CISM Peer Support Peer Support Program The Peer Support Program is preventive maintenance. A critical incident is any event on or off the job that is outside the realm of your coping mechanisms Eligible: federal agencies, law enforcement, first responders or the community in general (disasters). Telephone: (912) or

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Let’s get this Party Started!

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Motivation Am I dreaming now?

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My dream self meets friends, strangers, the dead, the living…and holds both rational and irrational conversations with them upon subjects which often have not been in my waking mind and which, in some cases could never have been in it. Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain

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Key terms Sensorimotor: Relates to two parts of the brain that control the 5 senses & muscle coordination. Serotonin: brain chemical or neurochemicals made in the brain and liver that chemically sends a message from one brain cell to another over a gap called a synapse. Topographical: This is like a map that in Freud’s term mapped the psyche of humans. Transcend: Exceeding or surpassing the limits. Typhonic: transition stage in human development. The typhonic stage is also called the body-ego stage enroute to the mental-ego state. It is dominated by needs for safety.

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The Problem We estimate 2.7 million Americans have traumatic nightmares in any given year. This based on data from the National Center for PTSD that 5.2 million Americans are afflicted with PTSD and data from Nylan, et al (1998) that at least 52% of veterans reported significant nightmares of one or more per week.

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The Problem We estimate 2.7 million Americans have traumatic nightmares in any given year. This based on data from the National Center for PTSD that 5.2 million Americans are afflicted with PTSD and data from Nylan, et al (1998) that at least 52% of veterans reported significant nightmares of one or more per week.

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Research – Combat Related Combat related nightmares are typically threatening Vary a little in regard to replication of trauma More intense the trauma the more they tend not to vary from actual. Esposito, K. et al (1999). Evaluation of dream content in combat related PTSD. Jrnl of Traumatic Stress. 12 (4).

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Research - Art Morgan and Read (1995) sought a creative route to address the aspect of trauma not found in words. They suggested drawing was a non-invasive method to process the content of nightmares. Art fostered increased awareness while dreaming Morgan, C & read, J. (1995) Use of drawing task in the Treatment of Nightmares in Combat- Related PTSD. Art Treatment Journal; Journal of the Amer Art Treatment Association. 12 (3)

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Research – Lucid Dreaming Small study instructed patients to become aware of dream while in the dream then before terrifying aspect they could shut down the previous action. Half the subjects learned to become lucid in only 1 treatment All six were able to weaken “fright” Improvements continued after TX stopped Spoormaker et al (2003). Lucid Dreaming Treatment for Nightmares. Dreaming. 13 (3).

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IPDT This therapy is designed to: Eliminate or reduce nightmares Enable you to welcome sleep Encourage healing dreams Enrich your life to accomplish other goals like school, work, spiritual and family areas